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Chapter 2

"One day can change your life. One day can ruin your life. All life is is three or four big days that change everything."

― Beverly Donofrio

The Next Morning: Hyuuga Clan Compound-

Sakura's POV~

As suspected. That idiot! He never answered my calls. Not this morning and not last night. Neji - being the very understanding brother-in-law he is- after much persuasion- let me go to the States on personal leave for the next month. But only -of course- after I promised to do his ANBU paperwork for the month following my return; I'd consider it juvenile if I didn't know how much paperwork that man has to deal with.

Now I have to go to problems number 2 and 3, the Uchiha brothers. Sasuke will probably require way more persuasion than Neji did, but knowing how much of a momma's boy he is despite his looks, I could always use Mikoto-San as my blackmail. She of course being the family women demanding complete and utter respect, as well as having the males of her family wrapped around her finger. She's the third women I completely admire, right after my mother and aunt. Itachi, I suppose I could offer some dango 'Sigh' and to... also do his paperwork for the next month.

Life's never easy, but my uneasiness towards my Otouto's situation just keeps me wanting to panic. I have to gather my backup, Sasuke (it's a force of habit the three of us had since an early age), gather my legal documents for entering the States with a weapon and as well as the reason all the while dealing with this constant nagging in my brain, the feeling of apprehension going through my spine. But for what? Naruto's the only thing I can tie it back to and it only serves further to turn my stomach into knots. 'Sigh' As much as I desperately need a break I can't.

Too much fore-longing on my behalf.

ANBU Headquarters: Midday-

Sasuke's POV~

'Achoo!' "That Dobe or Sakura must be talking about me again" I said with disdain as I wiped my nose. 'It's weird, Sakura hasn't gotten here yet.'

Speaking of said devil, she just barged into the room looking everywhere as if searching for something no one else could see, it'd be comical if her face wasn't so freaked out. The last time I ever saw her like this was almost 20 years ago when her parents died. When she finally saw me "Sasuke!" was all she screamed in relief. "We need to see your brother!" she said, it sounded urgent. "Why the hell do you want to see him? Do it on your own time, I see him enough as it is in my life" was all I said to her as I was walking away, or at least attempted to. "Look I don't have th-" I began to say before my obsidian eyes connected to her frightened emerald, yet again another strange sight. Sakura wasn't one to be scared easily, pissed off? Simple with her short temper, but frightened, it's a rarity most people ever get to see in their lives. Very few things could unnerve her, and seeing as the Dobe's not back its probably him. "What is it?" in my normally dead voice, but I knew Sakura could sense the hint of concern. "It Naruto-'knew it'- I think he's in trouble!" "When is he not?" the sarcasm leaking out of my mouth. "This is serious Sasuke! It doesn't feel like the usual trouble he'd get himself into, more like something he can't escape""Have you heard yourself? You sound rediculous" my deadpan voice rang out to her. She lowered her head, "Sasuke", she whispered, "I know how crazy it sounds, hell what I'm feeling right now... I just-just have this feeling that he needs me! And I just... I just really need your support and know that you have my back; I haven't felt this way, this apprehension, since the day my parents died". Her voice was full of terror, almost as if she wanted to reject what she was experiencing to soften the possible pain in the future. I knew how hard this must be for her, I was with them the days leading up to the date of their parents death; all that uncertainty and foreboding shouldn't have been felt by a girl her age at that time.

I quickly realized there was nothing else I could do except, "What is it you need exactly?", give in-after all they're my best friends.

Not that I'd ever admit it to their faces.

Sakura's House- That Night~

It's just as I predicted. I owe Itachi a months supply of dango and paper work.

These guys have no consideration for my hands.

But hopefully it'll all be worth it when I get to drag that Baka back. Sasuke's on board and is also packing as we speak. I'm sure we'll make it in time!

Right?

"Sakura" 'Eek!' i immediately 180'd into Sasuke, "Don't do that you idiot!". Of course because he's Sasuke, he had the nerve to turn his back at me and walk away, "Get back here you!- The more time we spend wasted here discussing your inability to detect others, the less time we have getting to Naruto. Besides the flight leaves in an hour and I'd hate to be around you as you nag on how late we are".

He was right. Here I was wasting valuable time and Naruto... What the hell is that idiot up to?! If I- No. When I get to him I'll ring his neck!

But why is it that...

I don't even believe in my own words...

"In these times I don't, in a manner of speaking, know what I want; perhaps I don't want what I know and want what I don't know."

― Marsilio Ficino

R&R ^^

Either the next chapter or the following will finally involve the BAU members 3 until next time!